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ANIMAL DENTISTRY. 



appearance of a more or less diffused tumefaction of the in- 

 ferior maxilla (lumpy jaw) or l)y rounded exostoses. As the 

 soft structures become involved more and more by spread- 

 ing of the diseased process, the head may assume an un- 

 sightly appearance from the enormity of the swelling. The 

 condition is further complicated by dental disorders — loosen- 



Fig. 148B. 

 Actinomycostic Superior Maxillary in the Ox. 



ing of the teeth. In the pharynx the disease is manifested 

 by tumefaction of the parotid region and by dysphagia and 

 dyspnoea. Actinomycosis of the lungs and other internal 

 structures is diagnosed only at the autopsy. Symptoms of 

 organic disorder may lead a diagnostician to suspect the ex- 



Fig. 148c. 



Actinomycostic Inferior Maxillary in the Ox. 



istence of the disease in districts where actinomycosis is 

 prevalent, but a positive diagnosis of it in the internal struc- 

 tures is not possible in the living animal. 



Treatment — In the operable actinomycotic tumor abla- 

 tion is the most effectual line of treatment. To further 



